TEACHER WORK SAMPLE FOR AMANDA CAMARGO

Abstract

John Shaw Elementary School is a school that is part of the Matanuska Susitna

Borough School District. This school is a National Title I Distinguished school; meaning it is

included in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that provides additional funding and

services to schools, students and their families from low-income status. John Shaw Elementary

boasts a student population of approximately 445 students with more enrollments predicted as

the school year progresses. The school serves a community with a diverse population. In the

classroom, there is a total of 20 students, 11 boys and 9 girls. This particular group of students is

full of many learning opportunities, and is the lowest mathematical skill group in the fifth grade

level. The learning goals identified for the students are that students will compare and convert

customary units of measurement and utilize these acquired skills to solve multi-step, real-world

scenarios in measurement. The pre- and post- assessments are in the form of fill-in-the-blank

quizzes that address all the necessary skills to solve a measurement conversion problem. During

this unit, students were able to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts via hands-on

activities and packets during instruction. Student acquisition and competency at the culmination

of the unit was presented as a learning gain score of 34%. Students were successful with the

learning goal of measurement comparison and conversion, with applications in solving real-

world scenarios.